NHTSA Complaint #10680253 — 2002 JEEP LIBERTY

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON DOING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE JEEP LIBERTY STARTED JERKING AND THE RPM NEEDLE ARM AND THE SPEEDOMETER ARM STARTED GOING CRAZY UP AND DOWN. THE LIBERTY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN SO I HAD TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MAINTAIN SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND SO DID THE CRUISE CONTROL , THE AUTO DOOR LOCKS ALSO QUIT WORKING. THE MOTOR ALSO STARTED TO DIE WHENEVER I SLOWED DOWN OR COME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHTS. WHERE ITS DANGEROUS IS WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND GOING IN TO IT OR HALF WAY IN TO IT THE MOTOR DIES AND I LOSE THE POWER STEERING. IT TAKES ALOT OF STRENGTH TO COMPLETE THE TURN SAFELY. I TOOK THE LIBERTY TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY HOOKED IT TO A ANALYZE MACHINE. IT SAID THE SPEED SENSOR WAS BAD, I HAD IT REPLACED BUT IT DIDN'T FIX ANYTHING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT, THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS JUST TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. RECENTLY I CHECKED IN THE INTERNET AND SAW THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2002 JEEP LIBERTY OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING, MOTOR DIED WHEN YOU SLOWDOWN, AND REPLACING THE SPEED SENSOR DOESN'T FIX ANYTHING. ITS DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU CAN CRASH WHEN MAKING A TURN AND THE MOTOR DIES AND YOU LOSE YOUR STEERING. I KNOW I HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS. I HOPE YOU WILL CHECK IN TO THIS PROBLEM. JUST CHECK IN THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL SEE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE IT WITH THERE 2002 JEEP LIBERTYS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR